2000 Taiwanese presidential election

none November 2022 Taiwan presidential 1996 Taiwanese presidential election 1996 2000 03 18 y 2004 Taiwanese presidential election 2004 15,462,625 82.69% (6.65pp percentage points) 130x130px 總統陳水扁先生玉照_(國民大會實錄).jpg Chen Shui-bian Democratic Progressive Party Annette Lu 4,977,697 39.30% James Soong election infobox.jpg James Soong Independent politician FF6310 Chang Chau-hsiung 4,664,972 36.84% 連戰院長.jpg Lien Chan Kuomintang Vincent Siew 2,925,513 23.10% 230px Results by county-level units 230px Results by township-level units President Lee Teng-hui Kuomintang Chen Shui-bian Democratic Progressive Party Presidential elections were held in Taiwan on 18 March 2000 to elect the president and vice president. With a voter turnout of 83%, Chen Shui-bian and Annette Lu of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) were elected president and vice president respectively with a slight plurality. This election ended more than half a century of Kuomintang (KMT) rule on the island, during which it had governed as a one-party state since the retreat of the government from the Chinese mainland during the closing stages of the Chinese Civil War in 1949. This was also the first time in Chinese history that a ruling political party peacefully transferred power to an opposition party under a democratic system. The nominees included the then-current vice president Lien Chan for the KMT, former provincial governor James Soong as an independent candidate (upon his loss of the KMT nomination), and former Taipei mayor Chen Shui-bian for the DPP. Controversy arose throughout the course of the election; in particular, the candidacy of James Soong was beset by accusations of splitting the Kuomintang vote and involvement in corruption during the presidency of Lee Teng-hui, culminating in protests and the expulsion of the latter from the Kuomintang, while Chen's campaign attracted criticism from neighboring China due to his party's traditionally pro-independence stance. The issues of corruption and cross-strait relations were dominant during this election.Copper 2000 27 Chen's victory was initially seen as unlikely, but several compounded effects like the splitting of the Kuomintang vote and the aforementioned controversies are seen as having led to his victory. Chen performed most strongly in the southern part of Taiwan, while Soong tended to win in northern areas. Candidates and platforms Kuomintang The ruling Kuomintang (KMT) ran vice president Lien Chan for president and Premier Vincent Siew for vice president. Both were career civil servants and Lien, originating from the Taiwanese elite, was seen as aloof and unable to empathize with the common people.Wenge Ralph Formosa TV Tension With China at Center of Taiwan's Presidential Election http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0003/05/wr.01.html 23 May 2022 CNN.com CNN 5 March 1999 24 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220524002847/http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0003/05/wr.01.html dead Though more popular and consistently ranked higher in the polls, the outspoken former Taiwan governor James Soong failed to gain the Kuomintang's nomination.Rigger 2001 955 As a result, he announced his candidacy as an independent candidate. The Kuomintang responded by expelling Soong in November 1999.Foreman William Party Expels Taiwan Front-Runner https://apnews.com/article/dd61ea3661eb7d9b89582c6c8070b9e0 19 May 2022 AP News Associated Press 16 November 1999 19 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220519050716/https://apnews.com/article/dd61ea3661eb7d9b89582c6c8070b9e0 live It is a very common belief among KMT supporters that president Lee Teng-hui was secretly supporting Chen Shui-bian, and purposely supported the less popular Lien in order to split the Kuomintang, and this belief was given a great deal of credibility after the 2000 election with Lee's defection to the Pan-Green coalition, though Lee's defection came only after his expulsion by the KMT.Hioe Brian Lee Teng-hui's Complicated Legacy Spans a Century of Taiwanese History https://international.thenewslens.com/article/138566 19 May 2022 The News Lens 31 July 2020 tnl-lee-legacy 25 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220525035206/https://international.thenewslens.com/article/138566 live Soong, a mainlander, tried to appeal to the native Taiwanese by nominating surgeon Chang Chao-hsiung, who is a native Taiwanese, as his running-mate.Chen Lauren Soong chooses 'non-political' doctor as his running mate https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/1999/11/12/0000010386 23 May 2022 Taipei Times 12 November 1999 24 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220524002847/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/1999/11/12/0000010386 live This, combined with the fact that Chang had connections to both the Democratic Progressive Party and the KMT reinforced Soong's campaign message of bridging political and cultural divide.Copper 2000 23 In December 1999 the KMT began to attack Soong's integrity. They sued Soong for theft, alleging that as party secretary-general, he stole millions of Taiwan dollars in cashChen Lauren KMT files lawsuit against Soong https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2000/02/17/0000024433 19 May 2022 Taipei Times 17 February 2000 19 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220519050716/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2000/02/17/0000024433 live intended for the family of the late president Chiang Ching-kuo and hid the money in the Chunghsing Bills Finance Co.Lee interview rekindles Chung Hsing scandal https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2003/04/09/201372 20 May 2022 Taipei Times 9 April 2003 31 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220531020712/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2003/04/09/201372 live Hioe Brian James Soong Comes Under Scrutiny in Relation to Corrupt Frigate Deal https://newbloommag.net/2022/02/25/soong-frigate-deal/ 20 May 2022 New Bloom Magazine 25 February 2022 30 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220530234859/https://newbloommag.net/2022/02/25/soong-frigate-deal/ live Soong defended himself by saying he was acting under Lee's direction, though Lee denied this and many found the explanation unconvincing.Ling et al. 2000 19 Initially holding a commanding lead in the polls, Soong ended up losing by just over 300,000 votes. Both candidates had some obstacles presenting themselves as reform candidates with regard to corruption, given their high rank in the Kuomintang government. Soong's strategy was to openly admit his past wrongdoing and present his insider status as an advantage: i.e. that he could most easily tackle the corruption because of his experience with it; however, many saw his credibility as a reformer as broken by his financial scandal.Ling et al. 2000 23 Lien advocated for reform, but had some difficulty in direct criticism as such attacks may have offended the ruling government; this is thought to have contributed to his defeat.Ling et al. 2000 19-20 Democratic Progressive Party 1999 Democratic Progressive Party presidential primary The DPP ran former Taipei mayor Chen Shui-bian and Taoyuan County magistrate Annette Lu for vice president. Having run for the 1996 election on a radical independence platform and lost by a landslide,Rigger 2001 953 the DPP in May 1999 moderated its stanceHsieh 2001 936 by issuing the "Resolution on the Future of Taiwan".Democratic Progressive Party DPP Resolution on Taiwan's Future https://www.taiwandc.org/nws-9920.htm New Taiwan, Ilha Formosa 16 May 2022 Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Republic of China) 8 May 1999 2 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220402233604/http://www.taiwandc.org/nws-9920.htm live The resolution accepted the status quo and promoted the moderate view that Taiwan was already independent, so any formal declaration would not be urgently necessary, if at all,Lin Miao-Jung MAC wants DPP to air resolution https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2002/08/03/158803 16 May 2022 Taipei Times 3 August 2002 16 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220516055352/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2002/08/03/158803 live and Chen presented a more conciliatory stance regarding the mainland. Also included was the pledge that any change in Taiwan's international status will have to be done through a referendum, thus alleviating the fear that, if elected, a DPP government would unilaterally declare independence without popular approval. The Chen-Lu ticket also promised to be more aggressive in fighting black gold,Rigger 2001 959 a system of connections and corruption which had become intertwined with the KMT.Liu Shih-chung Dissecting the 'Black Gold' Phenomenon https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/insight/archives/2000/01/13/0000019467 2 November 2022 Taipei Times 13 January 2000 https://web.archive.org/web/20221102220558/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/insight/archives/2000/01/13/0000019467 2 November 2022 The last minute public endorsement of Chen Shui-bian by President of the Academia Sinica and Nobel laureate Yuan T. Lee is also thought to have played a role in his election, with Yuan T. Lee offering to negotiate with the PRC on Taiwan's behalf.Ling et al. 2000 5-6 Other candidates All independent presidential tickets were required to turn in a petition of 224,000 names to the Central Election Commission to confirm their candidacy and appear on the ballot.Candidates face signature deadline http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/local/archives/2000/01/05/0000018356 30 September 2016 Taipei Times 5 January 2000 1 October 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161001203130/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/local/archives/2000/01/05/0000018356 live Former DPP Chairman Hsu Hsin-liang, who had quit the party after failing to prevent Chen from running, ran as an independent with New Party (NP) legislator Josephine Chu as his running mate. As DPP Chairman, Hsu had moderated the platform of the party, promoting reconciliation with the People's Republic of China and the opening of direct links,Murphy John Hsu Hsin-liang: Trade 'One China' for 50 Years of the Status Quo https://www.taiwan-panorama.com/en/Articles/Details?Guid=3a6fb093-9f67-4aa0-ba7a-f618e5883936&CatId=10&postname=Hsu%20Hsin-liang:%20Trade%20%27One%20China%27%20for%2050%20Years%20of%20the%20Status%20Quo 25 May 2022 Taiwan Panorama March 2000 25 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220525201919/https://www.taiwan-panorama.com/en/Articles/Details?Guid=3a6fb093-9f67-4aa0-ba7a-f618e5883936&CatId=10&postname=Hsu%20Hsin-liang%3A%20Trade%20%27One%20China%27%20for%2050%20Years%20of%20the%20Status%20Quo live a move not then supported by the KMT.Chang 1996 6 During the 2000 campaign, the Hsu-Chu ticket promoted unification under something similar to, but not the same as, 'one country, two systems', claiming that that exact system would be "bound to bring immediate loss to Taiwan".Hsu Hsin-liang (Ind.): Fifty-Year Freeze https://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=4&post=4039 21 May 2022 Taiwan Journal 1 March 2000 31 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220531031458/https://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=4&post=4039 live The New Party nominated independent social commentator Li Ao—an acclaimed author, historian, and former political prisonerCopper 2000 24—for president and legislator Elmer Fung for vice president.Low Stephanie 21 January 2000 Li Ao agrees to running mate Taipei Times https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/local/archives/2000/01/21/0000020777 16 May 2022 16 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220516234626/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/local/archives/2000/01/21/0000020777 live Li, who supported "one country, two systems",Qin Amy Li Ao, Writer and Political Firebrand in Taiwan, Dies at 82 https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/26/obituaries/li-ao-taiwanese-dissident-who-fought-martial-law-dies-at-82.html 23 May 2022 The New York Times 26 March 2018 24 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220524002847/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/26/obituaries/li-ao-taiwanese-dissident-who-fought-martial-law-dies-at-82.html live Copper 2000 29 said he took the election as an opportunity to educate the people in Taiwan on his ideas, and show them the nation's "dark side".Li Ao Li Ao (New Party): Exposing the Dark Side https://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=4&post=4037 1 July 2022 Taiwan Today 1 March 2000 29 June 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220629103300/https://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=4&post=4037 live Despite his nomination Li refused to join the NP. Both he and the NP publicly encouraged people to vote for James Soong to the point of stating during the televised presidential debates that he was not planning to vote for himself and that people should vote for Soong so that the pro-unification vote would not be split.Prelypchan Erin Li Ao backs Soong, but Hsu hangs on http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/local/archives/2000/03/12/0000027539 30 September 2016 Taipei Times 12 March 2000 1 October 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161001201323/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/local/archives/2000/03/12/0000027539 live A white paper issued by the People's Republic of China (PRC) prior to the election had mentioned that they would "not permit the 'Taiwan question' to drag on", which generated condemnation from American leaders, including John Kerry and Stanley Roth; along with a downturn in the stock market, but little in terms of a Taiwanese reaction.Copper 2000 33–35 Then, shortly before the election, Zhu Rongji, the premier of the People's Republic of China attempted to influence the outcome, warning that voters should "not just act on impulse at this juncture, which will decide the future course that China and Taiwan will follow" and should "shun a pro-independence candidate", further stating that "[n]o matter who comes into power in Taiwan, Taiwan will never be allowed to be independent. This is our bottom line and the will of 1.25 billion Chinese people."Chandler Clay China Threatens Voters in Taiwan https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPcap/2000-03/16/032r-031600-idx.html 20 May 2022 The Washington Post 16 March 2000 18 May 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200518193813/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPcap/2000-03/16/032r-031600-idx.html live Copper 2000 40 According to Christopher R. Hughes, emeritus professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics, a conclusion was made that the statements of Chinese government had actually been counterproductive and helped Chen to win;Hughes Christopher R. Living with 'one country, two systems'? The future of Beijing's Taiwan policy Cambridge Review of International Affairs 2001 14 2 124–138 10.1080/09557570108400362 142534619 https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/7012/ 21 May 2022 5 July 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220705221709/https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/7012/ live consequently, China avoided making such an open attempt to influence the 2004 elections, adopting a "wait and see" attitude with Chen.Rigger 2001 958 Results Voting was held on 18 March 2000.中選會資料庫網站 https://db.cec.gov.tw/ cec.gov.tw 29 January 2020 zh-Hant-TW 30 May 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200530022402/https://db.cec.gov.tw/ live The Soong-Chang ticket appeared first on the ballot, followed by the Kuomintang's Lien and Siew, then two independent tickets, Li-Fung and Hsu-Chu. The eventual winning DPP ticket of Chen and Lu were listed fifth.Lin Chieh-yu Soong draws top ticket lot http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2000/02/15/0000024163 30 September 2016 Taipei Times 15 February 2000 1 October 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161001201536/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2000/02/15/0000024163 live Chen's ticket won by a margin of about 2.46%, ahead of Soong in second place and Chan in third.2000 Presidential and Vice Presidential Election https://web.cec.gov.tw/english/cms/pe/24831 Central Election Commission 16 May 2022 Zhongzheng, Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China) 31 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220531020714/https://web.cec.gov.tw/english/cms/pe/24831 live Generally, the Soong ticket led in the northern half of Taiwan, while the Chen ticket led in the south; however, there were exceptions, including Yilan County in the north, whose vote Chen won, and Taitung County in the south, whose vote Soong won.第10任總統(副總統)選舉 候選人得票數 http://db.cec.gov.tw/histQuery.jsp?voteCode=20000301P1A1&qryType=ctks&prvCode=00 中選會選舉資料庫網站 23 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20190502041921/http://db.cec.gov.tw/histQuery.jsp?voteCode=20000301P1A1&qryType=ctks&prvCode=00 2 May 2019 Chinese dead Independent #FF6310 James Soong Chang Chau-hsiung 4664972 Kuomintang Lien Chan Vincent Siew 2925513 New Party Li Ao Elmer Fung 16782 Independent Hsu Hsin-liang Josephine Chu 79429 Democratic Progressive Party Chen Shui-bian Annette Lu 4977697 122278 15462625 CEC By administrative division SubdivisionElectorate12345InvalidTurnoutMarginJames SoongLien ChanLi AoHsu Hsin-liangChen Shui-bian 20x20px Chang Chau-hsiung Vincent Siew Elmer Fung Josephine Chu Annette Lu 20x20px Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Taipei City 1,914,915 631,538 39.79% 347,564 21.90% 1,876 0.12% 8,723 0.25% 597,465 37.64% 12,449 83.53% -34,073 Taipei County 2,437,456 812,821 40.26% 451,707 22.37% 2,384 0.12% 10,641 0.53% 741,596 36.73% 22,711 83.77% -71,225 Keelung City 275,256 106,032 47.01% 48,545 21.52% 295 0.13% 1,116 0.49% 69,555 30.84% 1,958 82.65% -36,477 Yilan County 325,691 86,549 33.05% 51,082 19.51% 350 0.13% 736 0.28% 123,157 47.30% 2,029 81.03% 36,608 Taoyuan County 1,134,413 413,370 43.83% 208,881 22.15% 1,140 0.12% 20,581 2.18% 299,120 31.72% 11,628 84.16% -114,250 Hsinchu County 295,192 128,231 51.58% 51,442 20.69% 309 0.12% 7,093 2.85% 61,533 24.25% 2,607 85.10% -66,698 Hsinchu City 249,395 88,412 42.83% 46,234 22.40% 292 0.14% 1,746 0.85% 69,760 33.97% 2,185 83.65% -18,652 Miaoli County 390,780 160,533 49.54% 71,798 22.20% 399 0.12% 3,931 1.22% 86,707 26.81% 3,298 83.59% -73,826 Taichung County 992,527 318,499 38.10% 206,832 24.74% 1,176 0.14% 4,304 0.51% 305,219 36.51% 9,344 85.17% -13,280 Taichung City 636,533 217,486 41.37% 111,391 21.19% 616 0.12% 2,463 0.47% 193,796 36.86% 5,000 83.38% -23,690 Changhua County 896,075 251,310 33.71% 191,685 25.71% 1,070 0.14% 2,811 0.38% 298,571 40.05% 7,997 84.08% 47,261 Nantou County 383,478 144,863 46.94% 56,025 18.15% 395 0.13% 914 0.30% 106,440 34.49% 2,622 81.17% -38,423 Yunlin County 538,140 114,188 27.70% 102,177 24.78% 975 0.24% 1,230 0.30% 193,715 45.99% 3,298 77.23% 79,527 Chiayi County 410,702 85,890 26.98% 73,409 23.06% 561 0.18% 920 0.29% 157,512 49.49% 3,006 78.23% 71,622 Chiayi City 183,325 43,773 29.34% 34,670 23.24% 169 0.11% 448 0.30% 70,124 47.01% 1,134 82.00% 26,351 Tainan County 789,844 136,217 21.10% 159,443 24.70% 1,164 0.18% 1,582 0.25% 347,210 53.78% 5,531 82.44% 210,993 Tainan City 508,517 114,299 27.53% 107,679 25.93% 580 0.14% 1,408 0.34% 191,261 45.06% 3,282 82.30% 76,962 Kaohsiung City 1,042,117 259,023 29.78% 208,544 23.97% 877 0.10% 3,103 0.36% 398,381 45.79% 8,103 84.25% 139,358 Kaohsiung County 874,875 206,616 28.43% 174,021 23.95% 1,024 0.14% 2,478 0.34% 342,553 47.14% 5,851 83.73% 135,937 Pingtung County 647,524 131,371 25.48% 142,934 27.73% 692 0.13% 1,939 0.38% 238,572 45.28% 4,008 80.23% 107,201 Taitung County 177,706 63,913 52.78% 28,659 23.66% 136 0.11% 294 0.24% 28,102 23.20% 1,418 68.95% -35,811 Hualien County 252,771 109,962 58.81% 36,042 19.28% 194 0.10% 736 0.39% 40,044 21.24% 2,201 74.84% -69,918 Penghu County 64,887 17,723 39.55% 10,418 23.25% 64 0.14% 119 0.27% 16,487 36.79% 388 69.66% -1,236 Kinmen County 35,808 19,991 81.81% 3,543 14.50% 37 0.15% 105 0.43% 759 3.11% 214 68.84% -19,232 Lienchiang County 4,698 2,362 73.31% 787 24.43% 7 0.22% 8 0.25% 58 1.80% 16 68.92% -2,304 出典：CEC Overview Table CEC Visual Query Maps right|300px Result right|300px Chen Shui-bian right|300px Lien Chan right|300px Soong Chu-yuResult by County level right|300px Result right|300px Chen Shui-bian right|300px Lien Chan right|300px Soong Chu-yuResult by Township level 250px|thumb|alt=Map of winner and vote share at township-level in the 2000 Taiwanese presidential election.|Vote leader and vote share in township-level districts.250px|thumb|alt=Map of winner and vote share at county-level in the 2000 Taiwanese presidential election.|Vote leader in county-level districts.250px|thumb|alt=Map showing vote difference between national winner and national runner-up at the township/district level in the 2000 Taiwanese presidential election.|National winner vs. national runner-up vote difference by township/city or districtThe third-place ticket led in some township-level units. Aftermath Chen's victory was seen as unlikely before Soong's financial scandal broke out.Ling et al. 2000 18-19 Under the first-past-the-post voting system, the split of the KMT vote between James Soong and Lien Chan, who together polled nearly 60% of the vote (compared to Chen's 39%), played a large role in the Taiwan independence-leaning candidate Chen's victory.Hsieh 2001 930-931, 938-940 Soong Chu-yu's financial scandals, Nobel laureate Lee Yuan-tseh's endorsement, and arguably the last minute saber-rattling by the PRC tipped the balance to Chen's favor.Flannery Russell Endorsement by Nobel Laureate Shifts Taiwan's Electoral Feeling https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB953149815776179509 20 May 2022 The Wall Street Journal 16 March 2000 20 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220520011350/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB953149815776179509 live Wang 2001 717 Chen's victory marked the first time since the retreat from the mainland that a party other than the KMT won the presidency, ending 50 years of rule by the latter, which was partly under a one-party state.Hsieh 2001 930Shattuck Thomas J. The Future of the Kuomintang in Taiwan: Reform, Recalibrate, or Stay the Course? https://www.fpri.org/article/2020/01/the-future-of-the-kuomintang-in-taiwan-reform-recalibrate-or-stay-the-course/ Foreign Policy Research Institute 3 November 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221103222457/https://www.fpri.org/article/2020/01/the-future-of-the-kuomintang-in-taiwan-reform-recalibrate-or-stay-the-course/ 3 November 2022 16 January 2020 live This also marked the first peaceful transition of power under a democratic regime in Chinese history.Eckholm Eric Taiwan's New Leader Ends Decades of Nationalist Rule https://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/20/world/taiwan-s-new-leader-ends-decades-of-nationalist-rule.html 23 May 2022 The New York Times 20 May 2000 23 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220523034242/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/20/world/taiwan-s-new-leader-ends-decades-of-nationalist-rule.html live As the results were announced, several thousand protesters, mostly KMT loyalists who believed Lee Teng-hui had intentionally tried to sabotage the pro-unification vote, gathered outside the KMT headquarters in Taipei and demanded Lee resign as Chairman.Chu Henry Outgoing Taiwan Leader to Quit as Head of Party https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-mar-20-mn-10796-story.html 21 May 2022 Los Angeles Times 20 March 2000 21 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220521012508/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-mar-20-mn-10796-story.html live Ide William Protesters say Lien was misused https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/local/archives/2000/03/21/0000028621 21 May 2022 Taipei Times 21 March 2000 21 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220521012509/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/local/archives/2000/03/21/0000028621 live Lee promised to resign at the party congress in September 2000. Though the protest was without permit, the government did not order an end to it,Taiwan's ruling party in chaos https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2000/03/20/taiwan-s-ruling-party-in-chaos/ 21 May 2022 Tampa Bay Times 20 March 2000 21 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220521022922/https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2000/03/20/taiwan-s-ruling-party-in-chaos/ live though Taipei mayor Ma Ying-jeou attempted to dispel the crowd on the first night. The protesters blocked the entrances to the building and kept Lee holed in his office for hours until riot police with water cannon were able to open a path for the motorcade. Protesters also dragged presidential advisor Hsu Li-teh out of his car and beat him. The protests ended in success on March 24 when Lee resigned as KMT Chairman and was replaced by Lien.Landler Mark Taiwan's President Steps Down as Leader of Nationalist Party https://www.nytimes.com/2000/03/25/world/taiwan-s-president-steps-down-as-leader-of-nationalist-party.html 21 May 2022 The New York Times 25 March 2000 21 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220521023105/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/03/25/world/taiwan-s-president-steps-down-as-leader-of-nationalist-party.html live Ma Ying-jeou also resigned from the Central Standing Committee of the KMT as a result of his dissatisfaction with the leadership at the time, calling for reform. On the day of the election, Soong announced the formation of the People First Party before a crowd of his supporters, though he urged calm and the avoidance of "bloodshed".Landler Mark Decision in Taiwan: Taiwan; Violent protests in Taiwan follow election defeat https://www.nytimes.com/2000/03/20/world/decision-in-taiwan-taiwan-violent-protests-in-taiwan-follow-election-defeat.html 26 May 2022 The New York Times 20 March 2000 26 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220526213146/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/03/20/world/decision-in-taiwan-taiwan-violent-protests-in-taiwan-follow-election-defeat.html live In the following party congress, Lien Chan was able to achieve Lee's expulsion and began to move the party back towards a unificationist platform. Lee and his supporters later formed the radical pro-independence Taiwan Solidarity Union. Lee was expelled from KMT on 21 September 2001, the first party chairman thus far to have membership revoked.Low Stephanie KMT breaks it off with Lee Teng-hui https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2001/09/22/0000103986 23 May 2022 Taipei Times 22 September 2001 23 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220523034242/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2001/09/22/0000103986 live To avoid a repeat of the 2000 split, Lien and Soong agreed to run on a single ticket as president and vice president, respectively, in the 2004 election.Simon et al. 2004 691, 693-694 They made the announcement on 14 February 2003, more than a year before the next presidential election.Huang Sandy Lien-Soong ticket a done deal -- almost https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2003/02/15/0000194626 21 May 2022 Taipei Times 15 February 2003 21 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220521012510/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2003/02/15/0000194626 live Nevertheless, they were still defeated by Chen Shui-bian in the next election.Simon et al. 2004 683 Some authors, including John Fuh-hsieng Hsieh and Shelley Rigger, surmised that Chen Shui-bian's ascent to the presidency was not as groundbreaking as might be thought:Hsieh 2001 930 the presidency's supposed power was largely drawn from the power a KMT leader would have when both the legislature and the presidency were controlled by the party,Rigger 2001 944 but the government of Taiwan was largely dominated by the legislative branch, which remained under the control of the KMT. As such, Chen ascended into a relatively weak presidency.Hsieh 2001 930Rigger 2001 944 Consequently, Chen's first cabinet consisted of some KMT members along with DPP members. However, after the legislative elections in 2001, Chen was expected to be able to exert more influence, due to the KMT's loss of a majority.Schafferer 2003 532 Chen's more pro-independence stance initially caused concerns on behalf of the United States to raise such that they sent senior officials to the PRC to ease tensions. Tensions later relaxed, though a somewhat rocky relationship remained.Rigger 2001 958 Notes References Bibliography Chang Pao-min The Dynamics of Taiwan's Democratization and Crisis in the Taiwan Strait https://www.jstor.org/stable/25798317 Contemporary Southeast Asia June 1996 18 1 1–16 25798317 2 November 2022 2 November 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221102233843/https://www.jstor.org/stable/25798317 live Copper James F. 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